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Off-duty deputy's gun discharges after crash leads to confrontation

An off-duty Orange County deputy was shot by his own gun after a car crash led to a confrontation. The incident came to an end with the suspect's car slamming into a wall not far away. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) explains.

An off-duty Orange County deputy was shot by his own gun after a car crash led to a confrontation. The incident came to an end with the suspect's car slamming into a wall not far away. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) explains.

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Updated: 9:28 PM EDT May 2, 2016

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WEBVTT REPORTER WE FOUND A WITNESS WHO SAW ONE PART OF THE THE BIZARRE EVENING WHEN THE SUSPECT'S CAR CRASHED INTO THIS BRICK WALL. BLOWN AWAY. ALEX RIVERA SAYS HE COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES. WHEN YOU ARE COMING HOME FROM WORKING DOUBLE THE LAST THING YOU EXPECT IS SOOM PING BOOM. CLAUDIO/ AN OFF DUTY ORANGE -- ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS THE BIZARRE MULTI-SCENE EVENT STARTED AROUND 11:00 SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN VINOD PERSAUD ALLEGEDLY HIT A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY ANTHONY CLAUDIO/ AN OFF DUTY ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY/ THEN TOOK OFF. INVESTIGATORS SAY DEPUTY CLAUDIO THEN FOLLOWED PERSAUD UNTIL HE PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT ON CONSULATE DRIVE. HERE'S WHERE THE STORY GETS VIOLENT/ AND CONFUSING / INVESTIGATORS SAY THE OFF DUTY DEPUTY APPROACHED THE DRIVER O THE CAR, THAT THE MAN IN THE CAR GETS BELLIGERENT/ REACHES FO HIS GLOVE BOX THAT THE DEPUTY THEN IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD HIS GUN FOR DEFENSE/INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN IN THE CAR THEN CHARGED THE DEPUTY TRIED TO TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE GUN AND IN THE PROCESS THE DEPUTY WAS SHOT IN THE HAND/ AND PERSAUD WAS SHOT IN THE TORSO. >> THE SECOND BY SECOND DETAILS CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE PART OF FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT'S REPORT. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS/ PERSAUD GOT BACK IN HIS CAR, WHERE HE WAS SPOTTED BY AN ON DUTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY/ AND PERSAUD'S ATTEMPT TO GET AWAY CRASHED INTO THE SIGN AND TAKES OFF AGAIN THIS TIME ON FOOT BUT SURFACED AT A HOSPITAL STANDUP WHERE HE REMAINS AND IS FACING A HOST OF CHARGE IN ORANGE COUNTY, MICHELLE MEREDITH, WESH TWO NEW HE IS A VETERAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

Off-duty deputy's gun discharges after crash leads to confrontation

An off-duty Orange County deputy was shot by his own gun after a car crash led to a confrontation. The incident came to an end with the suspect's car slamming into a wall not far away. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) explains.